Dubois County, IN

Population

A region's economy thrives or dives because of the people who choose to live there. That choice may occur by being born there and desiring to stay, or a more deliberate one of choosing to relocate from somewhere else. Monitoring change in the size and movement of population is an important barometer of well-being.

Population Over Time

1990

2000

2005

2010

2017

Total Population

36,616

39,868

41,265

41,889

42,558

Change Since 1990

3,252

4,649

5,273

5,942

Pct. Change Since 1990

8.9%

12.7%

14.4%

16.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Components of Population Change 2016 to 2017

Number

Net Domestic Migration

-135

International Migration

69

Natural Increase (births minus deaths)

169

Births

570

Deaths

401

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Preschool (0 to 4)

2,828

6.6%

School Age (5 to 17)

7,508

17.6%

College Age (18 to 24)

3,481

8.2%

Young Adult (25 to 44)

9,636

22.6%

Older Adult (45 to 64)

11,904

28.0%

Older (65 plus)

7,201

16.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

American Ind. or Alaskan Native Alone

118

0.3%

Asian Alone

274

0.6%

Black Alone

322

0.8%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone

90

0.2%

White Alone

41,431

97.4%

Two or More Race Groups

323

0.8%

Hispanic or Latino

Non-Hispanic or Latino

39,307

92.4%

Hispanic or Latino

3,251

7.6%

Source: US Census Bureau

Households in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Total Households

16,524

100.0%

Family Households

11,274

68.2%

Married with Children

3,885

23.5%

Married without Children

5,539

33.5%

Single Parents

1,116

6.8%

Other

734

4.4%

Non-family Households

5,250

31.8%

Living Alone

4,433

26.8%

Average Household Size

2.58

Average Family Household Size

3.77

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

Population Counts by Decade

Population

NumericalChg.

Pct. Chg.

1950

23,785

NA

NA

1960

27,463

3,678

15.5%

1970

30,934

3,471

12.6%

1980

34,238

3,304

10.7%

1990

36,616

2,378

6.9%

April 2000

39,868

3,252

8.9%

April 2010

41,889

2,021

5.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Projections

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

Population Projections

41,889

43,039

44,012

44,853

45,416

Change Since 2010

1,150

2,123

2,964

3,527

Pct. Change Since 2010

2.7%

5.1%

7.1%

8.4%

Source: Indiana Business Research Center.Note: 2010 data are census counts from the U.S. Census Bureau